American novelist, famed for espionage thrillers
The Tribeca film festival marks 50 years since Taxi Driver’s release. Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster and Paul Schrader gather to reflect on the film’s loneliness and its relevance to today’s digital isolation. Schrader calls the screenplay “like a razor blade,” while Foster notes the antihero’s enduring pull and the film’s shock of its time.
Claude Guillemot, co-founder of Ubisoft, has died in a plane crash near La Baule Airport, France. The twin‑engine Cessna 421 crashed Friday evening; a flight instructor was also killed. Ubisoft confirms his death and says an investigation is underway.